Shofuso Japanese House and Garden transports visitors to 17th-century Japan. Skip to Article. ... The home came to Philadelphia in 1958, accompanied by a garden designed by Tansai Sano.

So people associate Japanese cherry trees with Japanese gardening, but Japanese cherry trees are actually more of like a park and public space element that’s used and they will appear in Japanese ...

Philadelphia shows its romantic side as cherry blossoms paint the city in shades of pink and white. While Washington, D.C., is a well-known destination for the seasonal bloom, Philadelphia’s cherry ...

Shofuso Japanese House and Garden is a 17th-century style house and garden that is located in West Fairmount Park. Architect ...

While the traditional elements of Japanese gardens—stone, water, gravel, pruned pines, and asymmetry—are rooted in ...

PHILADELPHIA (CBS)-- A well-known garden in Fairmount Park is now open for visitors. Folks eager for nicer weather will be happy to hear that Philadelphia's Shofusu Japanese House and Garden in ...

The American public got its first glimpse of a Japanese garden when one was created for the 1876 Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia. The gardens quickly grew in popularity, with more than 250 ...

"Our mission is to share the Japanese culture in Philadelphia." Shofuso Japanese Cultural Center is a slice of 17th-century Japanese life in the middle of Philadelphia.

Penn professors Megumu Tamura and Tomoko Takami led the March 28 program and tour, which is now in its third year of operation. “With the Japanese language program, we try to help students enjoy ...

About 50 koi fish are missing from San Jose’s Japanese Friendship Garden, the city’s department of parks, recreation and neighborhood services said Wednesday.

As host for the Centennial Exposition in 1876, Philadelphia became the first American city to welcome representatives of Japan’s Meiji government to the Western World. The city also establish… ...

"Our mission is to share the Japanese culture in Philadelphia." Shofuso Japanese Cultural Center is a slice of 17th-century Japanese life in the middle of Philadelphia.